Currycomb-cleaner.



W. A. MARSHALL.

CUHRYGOMB CLEANER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 24, 1913.

1,098,631, Patented June 2,1914.

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epeeification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 24, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914. Serial in. 775,584.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. Malt SHALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toltec, in the county of Huerfano, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Currycomb- Cleaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such. as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to curry combs and has for an object to provide an extremely simple spring pressed cleaner for the curry comb teeth, such cleaner being hinged to the curry comb back and having a handle that is disposed across the curry comb handle and forming means for rocking the cleaner on its hinges to remove all hairs and accumulations from the curry comb teeth.

A further object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple and effective curry comb cleaner which will be inconspicuous and will be formed of a few parts that will not easily get out of order.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claim.

Tn the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention :Figure 1 is a plan view of the curry comb embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line l--4t Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the cleaner detached. Fig. 6 is an end view of the cleaner detached.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates in general an ordinary cur y comb. Tn carrying out my invention, a pair of hinge lugs 11 are arranged upon the ends of the curry comb back. A hinge pintle 12 is journaled in these lugs and projects longitudinally along the side edge of the curry comb back, the pintle extending through the rear hinge lug and being terminally bent as shown at 13 to extend parallel with the rear edge of the back, there being a wood grip 14 disposed on the free end thereof and forming a handle which extends transversely of and is disposed upon the bottom of the curry comb handle 15.

A single blank of sheet metal 16 is provided with a plurality of parallel slots 17 which receive the tooth bars 18 of the curry comb, the plate being designed to lit up snug against the bottom face of the curry comb back and extending outwardly beyond the side edge of the curry comb back where it is riveted as shown at 19 to the pintle or otherwise fixedly secured to the latter. The pintle is arched upwardly centrally as shown at 20, and disposed on this arched portion. is a helical spring 21 one end of which is engaged in an opening 22 formed in the blank 16 and the other end of which bears upon the upper face of the back. The spring serves to hold the blank 16 normally engaged against the bottom face of the curry comb back whereby the curry comb tooth bars are free to function in the usual manner.

The slotted blank forms a scraper for cleaning accumulations of foreign matter, matted hair and the like from the curry comb tooth bars, it being simply necessary to rock the handle 14- downwardly to rock the scraper on its hinges so that the scraper passes outwardly beyond the working edges of the tooth bars as shown in. dotted lines in Fig. 2 with a resultant removal of accumulations from the tooth bars. Upon release of the handle fi l the scraper is immediately returned to normal position by its controlling spring 21.

From the above description it will be seen that T have provided an extremely simple curry comb cleaner which is effective in operation, is inconspicuous, and is formed of a few parts that will not easily get out of order.

hat is claimed, is

The combination with a curry comb of a cleaner including a slotted plate receiving the curry comb tooth bars and normally bearing upon the bottom face of the curry comb back, hinge lugs on said back, a pintle fixed to one side edge of said plate and extending through said hinge lug, the rear end back and normally holding said plate in reof said pintle being bent parallel with the leased position. 10 rear edge of said back to extend across and In testimony whereof, I affix my signaunderneath of the curry comb handle and tnre, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

provide a handle for rocking said plate to WILLIAM A. MARSHALL. scrape accumulations from said hinge bars, Witnesses:

and a helical spring on said pintle opera- C. VICTOR MAzzoNn,

tively connected to said plate and to said Gr. R. MOORE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

